Talk:Minnesota

Regions

The current regions and their names don't make sense to me. For example, why "North Central"? Doesn't that imply there should be a "North West"? If the "North East" doesn't include the, um, northeast shoreline of the state and its most northeasterly cities (e.g. Grand Portage), then isn't that "North Central"? The "Gunflint Trail" seems less like a region than an itinerary. And if there's a "Southeastern", doesn't that make the other part "Southwestern" (not "Southern")? It's almost as if someone's hidden the entire western portion of the state. Is that the part of Minnesota where all the children are "below average"? :) Plus there's the inconsistency between "North East" and "Southeastern". The Minnesota Tourism people [1] divide the state into Northwest MN, Northeast MN, Twin Cities, and South MN. Any reason this wouldn't work? - (WT-en) Todd VerBeek 12:52, 8 May 2006 (EDT)

I've merged Southeastern into Southern, renamed North Central and North East, and made North Shore and Gunflint Trail subregions of Northeastern. - (WT-en) Todd VerBeek 17:34, 16 May 2006 (EDT)

-I live in Minnesota, and I think some of the "Minnesotan" vocabulary posted is a little exaggerated. I've never heard most of the words/phrases. —The preceding comment was added by (WT-en) 66.188.210.98 (talk • contribs) 15:39, 24 December 2007

-I lived in Upper Michigan and would get over to norther Minnesota (Duluth, Bemidge, Aitkin, others) at least once a month. The listed phrases were very prominent in the northern region (and in northern Wisconsin and Michigan too). Now when I get back to Minnesota, it's usually in the Minneapolis area, and I haven't noticed the accents or stereotypical vocabulary as listed in this article. —The preceding comment was added by (WT-en) 204.15.87.226 (talk • contribs) 15:59, 2 April 2008

Talk

Aside from the list of vocabulary, the 'Talk' section of this article strikes me as ridiculous - over-generalized and far more than the traveler needs to be prepared for. Am I off-base? (WT-en) Gorilla Jones 23:01, 24 December 2008 (EST)

No. I had no idea that any of the stuff below (now cut out) is "Minnesotan", or even unusual. (WT-en) Jpatokal 02:08, 25 December 2008 (EST)

Much of the time, words are used differently than in the rest of the continental United States. "Anyways" is often used instead of "Anyway" even though the latter is correct. "Bring" and "Take" are often used interchangeably. When people "bring" something home, they often really mean that they are "taking" something home. The words "borrow" and "lend" are also used interchangeably, with the former being used often for both meanings.

"There you go!" means "here it is" usually when someone is giving you an item such as a cashier handing you change. She will say to the customer, "There you go." Another use of it is to give praise for attaining a goal or a level of understanding. A teacher might praise the effort of a student upon their success with "there you go."

Map typo

The map has Northwest Minnesota twice ... the one should read Northeast. Simple mistake and obvious. —The preceding comment was added by (WT-en) 173.86.152.51 (talk • contribs)

Fixed. --(WT-en) Peter ^Talk 23:37, 23 July 2009 (EDT)

Lutefisk

Is it really appropriate to put lutefisk as a "eat" dish? While lutefisk is a dish primarily eaten in Minnesota, in most areas of the state, it is an uncommon dish, eaten occasionally by some and often by even fewer. I'm unaware of any restaurant serving lutefisk, it's more common at specially designed lutefisk dinners, normally held in Church basements or otherwise organized by an organization.Ryan Vesey (talk) 21:04, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

It's probably worth mentioning just because it's a dish that's fairly unique to Minnesota, but some of the disclaimers you've mentioned (not generally available in restaurants, etc) might be worth including. -- Ryan • (talk) • 21:23, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

Pipestone or Pine City? Which should be in the Cities list on the Minnesota travel guide?

Let's build some consensus. Pipestone National Monument is already featured on this page in the next subsection, and other than that and a historic hotel, is there really much tourism in Pipestone? On the other hand, Pine City is showcases a small town with a lot of tourism, encircled by six lakes (Cross, Pokegama, Squaw, Kick, Devils and Rock), trails of all kinds, a State Historic site, the North West Co. Fur Post and a number of other museums and attractions. It is an arts destination as well, with theare, galleries and other opportunities to experience art.

I agree there should be a small town or two on this list among the bigger cities, but take a look at the travel guides for both Pipestone and Pine City and see for yourself which one you think deserves placement on the list. Besides, it would be good to spread out the cities across the state some more, with at least one city from East Central Minnesota. I believe it is nine (9) cities maximum that can be listed. I'm interested in others' thoughts. —The preceding comment was added by 24.111.45.78 (talk • contribs)

I think Pine City would be the best choice of the two. Other cities worth consideration include Red Wing, Fergus Falls, Redwood Falls, International Falls and Austin. —The preceding comment was added by John2690 (talk • contribs)

Pine City is my vote. —The preceding comment was added by 2600:1014:b012:ab07:907e:a7f8:83ba:51ba (talk • contribs)

Hi, everybody. I'm not familiar enough with Minnesota to have an opinion, but please sign your posts on talk pages by putting this at the end of your comment: ~~~~. Thanks a lot. Ikan Kekek (talk) 06:56, 7 December 2013 (UTC)

New banner candidates

Current banner

Candidate 1. Used for Saint Cloud (Minnesota).

Candidate 2: Harris (Minnesota).

Candidate 3: Silver Bay (Minnesota).

Candidate 4. Used for Chisago City.

The current banner has good photographic quality, but is a bit too urban to represent this wide-stretched state. In my opinion, the Minnesota banner could be used for the Twin Cities, which has a rather repulsive banner today. /Yvwv (talk) 18:42, 12 August 2018 (UTC)